Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Dumb question but did you try resetting it (with a paper clip or 
toothpick) by pressing the reinitialize button located on the 
underside of the CZ1000? 


 --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "Rocky Rodenbach" <yooper@t...> 
wrote:
>  Hi. I'm new to this group.  I thought I'd share a story about my 
CZ1000.
> I bought it in 1985.  I had a couple keyboards before that 
though.  But the
> CZ was the first that had full size keys and I used it the most.   
It's a
> pretty amazing synth, the presets are for the birds, but with an 8 
stage
> envelope generator, you could really make some very interesting 
sounds.
> It's been under my bed for the last five to six years, and when I 
pulled it
> out and tried using it, I found it had given up to ghost.  
Everytime I turn
> the power on, all the lights blink on and off rapidly, and a 
constant tone
> is produced, it changes in pitch each time I power it on.   I'm 
not too
> broken hearted, it's had a rough life, it's been dropped a few 
times, so I'm
> not surprised.  I was thinking about buying another one on Ebay, I 
may do
> that.  I have patches I've written if anyone's interested.